My child goes to secondary school in London(UK) and as part of the
GCSE subjects, it has been mandatory that RE lesson (Christianity) is
taught. This means that the child is reading and learning text books
which contain verses from the bible. I don't want my child to learn
this, but the school said itis mandatory. I don't know what to do. I
now want to take my child outof the school,but worriedother schools
may be doing the same. Have I done something wrong by allowing my
child to have learned this far since September 2012 school start year?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad
isHis slave and Messenger.
Qaadhi Abu Bakr ibn Al-Arabi made a good statement which we find to be
a good introduction to our answer to your question as he said: " The
boy is a trust with his parents, and his pure heart is a precious
jewel which is naive and free from all engravings and images, but he
is susceptible to every engraving, and susceptible to any teaching
that one wants to teach him, so if he is accustomed to do good, and he
is taught it, he will be brought up on it, and so he will be happy in
this life and in the Hereafter; his parents and any instructor or
educator who taught him[that good] will get the same reward like him;
but if he is accustomed todo evil, and he is neglected, then he will
be miserable and he will be doomed. "
Hence, your son is a trust with you, so putting him in such an
environment that may corrupt him, is, without any doubt, a grave
mistake. Therefore,you have to rectify the matter (before it is too
late) and transfer him to another school that is free from such a
religiousprohibition. We think that you can find an Islamic school, or
at least a school that does not oblige him to study Christianity or
other false religions.
If there is no alternative other than leaving schoolor studying in it
with such a bitter reality, then leaving school would be the lesser
evil. For more benefit, please refer to Fataawa 30220 and 31707 .
On the other hand, pleaseponder with us on this Hadeeth which was
narrated by Ahmad that Jaabir ibn Abdullaah narrated that 'Umar ibn
al-Khattaab , may Allah be pleased with him, came to the Prophet with
a book which he took from some People of the Book, and he said that
the Prophet became angry and said: " Are you confused about it (i.e.
themessage of Islam), O Ibn Al-Khattaab? I swear by the One in whose
hand my soul is, I have broughtit to you white and pure. " [Al-Albaani
graded it Hasan (good)] In some narrations it was reported that it was
a copy of the Torah.
Since the Prophet was angry when 'Umar had showed him that copy of the
Torah, so how can weaccept that our children study a religion other
than their religion of Truth?
On this occasion, we draw your attention to the danger of residing in
a non-Muslim country as this causes much embarrassment for the Muslim
because of the difference between Islamic culture and the culture of
the country in which he resides; this negatively and greatly reflects
on the children. Hence, if it is possible for a Muslim to migrate to a
Muslim country to reside there, then this is better and more
appropriate.
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